Anger Talks
Anger, also known as wrath (UK: ROTH) or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force.
Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.
Modern psychologists view anger as a normal, natural, and mature emotion experienced by virtually all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Uncontrolled anger can negatively affect personal or social well-being and negatively impact those around them. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. The issue of dealing with anger has been written about since the times of the earliest philosophers, but modern psychologists, in contrast to earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppressing anger.
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Dana & The ParamitasSerial: BZ-00788B Saturday Lecture Dana, Renunciation, Gratitude, Patience, Ego, Offering, Precepts, Attachment,... |
Nov 09 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 2nd, 1996, Serial No. 00788, Side A Manjushri, Interdependence, resistance, Evil, Instruction, Anger, Gratitude, Mahayana... |
Nov 02 1996 |
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1996.09.28-serial.00089 Practice Period, Study Period, Bodhisattva Way, Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Patience,... |
Sep 28 1996 |
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Zen and No-BenefitSerial: BZ-00116 Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Family... |
Sep 16 1996 Unknown Location |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #79Serial: BZ-00792B All Is One and There Is the Relative, Saturday Lecture Absolute-and-Relative, BCR-79, Evil, Intuition, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Silence,... |
Sep 14 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1996.09.11-serial.00084Serial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Letting Go, confusion, Demons, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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August 17th, 1996, Serial No. 00795, Side B Posture, Doubt, Hindrances, uchiyama, Obstacles, Anger, Mahayana, Culture,... |
Aug 17 1996 |
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Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00795A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Doubt, Hindrances, true dharma, Anger, Emotions, Daily Life, Ego,... |
Aug 10 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 3rd, 1996, Serial No. 00797, Side B Anger, Impermanence, Hate, American, Ordination, Chanting, Vows, Karma, Samsara,... |
Aug 03 1996 |
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Four Boundless AbodesSerial: BZ-00798B Saturday Lecture Brahmaviharas, Anger, Equanimity, Emotions, Sixth Patriarch, Hindrances, Happiness,... |
Jul 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ComposureSerial: BZ-00801A Sesshin Day 2 Composure, Composure, Anger, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object,... |
Jun 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordination & PreceptsSerial: BZ-00805A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Evil, Fifth Precept,... |
Apr 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work and PracticeSerial: BZ-00118 Lecture Practice, Work, Parinirvana, Samadhi, Tassajara, Continuous, Daily Life, Practice... |
Apr 24 1996 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, resistance, Concentration, Separation... |
Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 30th, 1996, Serial No. 00809, Side B Doubt, Hindrances, Attachment, Separation, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Rinzai, Anger... |
Mar 30 1996 |
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March 21st, 1996, Serial No. 00247 Liberation, Anger, Passions, Manjushri, Attachment, Impermanence, Lay Practice,... |
Mar 21 1996 |
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Dogen's Four Methods of GuidanceSerial: BZ-00814A Saturday Lecture Four Methods of Guidance, New Year, Offering, Greed, Precepts, Renunciation, Anger,... |
Dec 14 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816B Rohatsu Day 5 Repentance, Precepts, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Practice Period, Ordination, Vinaya... |
Dec 07 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 00822, Side B Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Gratitude, soto,... |
Sep 23 1995 |
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September 16th, 1995, Serial No. 00822, Side A Equanimity, Enemies, Instruction, Patience, Daily Life, Posture, Anger, Intimacy,... |
Sep 16 1995 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #11Serial: BZ-00823A Sesshin Day 3 BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Hate, Doubt, American, Anger, Politics,... |
Sep 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo #1Serial: BZ-00824A Sesshin Day 1 Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Bell, Religion, Sangha, Anger, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Sep 02 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Yurt LectureSerial: BZ-00747 Lecture Continuous, Bell, Big Mind, Diversity, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Anger, Heart Sutra,... |
Aug 21 1995 |
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Karma and IntentionSerial: BZ-00829B Saturday Lecture Karma, Intention, Karma, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Six Realms, Vows, Demons,... |
Jul 16 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00830B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Peace, Nirvana, Obstacles,... |
Jul 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 20th, 1995, Serial No. 00975, Side A Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of... |
May 20 1995 |
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May 13th, 1995, Serial No. 00976, Side B Fundraising, Intimacy, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, Mindfulness, Emotions, Anger,... |
May 13 1995 |
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May 8th, 1995, Serial No. 00976, Side A Instruction, Practice Period, Obstacles, Bowing, Hindrances, Tassajara, Conversation... |
May 08 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, true dharma, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions,... |
Mar 28 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Delusion, confusion, Freedom, Sangha, resistance, Silence, Zendo, Anger, Hate... |
Mar 27 1995 |
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March 25th, 1995, Serial No. 00910, Side A Dragons, Anger, Precepts, resistance, Describe, Bodhisattva Vow, Building, Attachment... |
Mar 25 1995 |
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March 16th, 1995, Serial No. 00764 Anger, Emotions, Happiness, Ego, Karma, Greed, Duality, Aspects of Practice, Enemies... |
Mar 16 1995 |
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February 19th, 1995, Serial No. 00913, Side A Emotions, Posture, Hate, Greed, confusion, Anger, Culture, Instruction |
Feb 19 1995 |